Noboru Tahara

Noboru Tahara
Born	September 4, 1983 (1983-09-04) (age 28)
Other names	Shinpei
Nationality	Japanese
Height	5 ft 2 in (1.57 m)
Weight	114.0 lb (51.7 kg)
Division	Strawweight
Team	STF
Mixed martial arts record
Total	15
Wins	9
By knockout	4
By submission	1
By decision	4
Losses	5
By knockout	1
By submission	0
By decision	4
Draws	1
Other information
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Noboru Tahara is a Japanese professional mixed martial artist. He has fought his entire career in the Shooto organization's Flyweight division. Tahara was formerly ranked the #1 contender for Shoot's Flyweight title^[1] and is consistently ranked as one of the top Strawweight fighters in the world.^[2] Tahara was defeated by Rambaa Somdet in a bout for the vacant Shooto Flyweight Champion (114 lbs.) on November 23, 2009 at Shooto - Revolutionary Exchanges 3.

Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown
15 matches	9 wins	5 losses
By knockout	4	1
By submission	1	0
By decision	4	4
Draws	1

Result	Record	Opponent	Method	Event	Date	Round	Time	Location	Notes
Loss	9-5-1	Mitsuhisa Sunabe	KO (slam)	Pancrase - Passion Tour 8	02010-09-05 September 5, 2010	3	2:32	Tokyo, Japan
Win	9-4-1	Toshimichi Akagi	Decision (majority)	Shooto - Gig Saitama 2	02010-07-04 July 4, 2010	3	5:00	Shiki, Saitama, Japan
Win	8-4-1	Junji Ikoma	TKO (punches)	Shooto - Border 4: Wave	02010-03-28 March 28, 2010	3	3:31	Osaka, Japan
Loss	7-4-1	Rambaa Somdet	Decision (unanimous)	Shooto: Revolutionary Exchanges 3	02009-11-23 November 23, 2009	3	5:00	Tokyo, Japan	For vacant Shooto Flyweight Championship
Win	7-3-1	Jesse Taitano	Decision (unanimous)	Shooto - GIG Saitama 1	02009-08-09 August 9, 2009	3	5:00	Tokyo, Japan	119-lbs catchweight bout
Win	6-3-1	Shinya Murofushi	TKO (punches)	Shooto - Shooting Disco 9: Superman	02009-06-06 June 6, 2009	3	4:09	Tokyo, Japan
vDraw	5-3-1	Takehiro Harusaki	Draw	Shooto - Shooto Tradition 6	02009-03-20 March 20, 2009	3	5:00	Tokyo, Japan
Loss	5-3	Rambaa Somdet	Decision (unanimous)	Shooto - Shooto Tradition 3	02008-09-28 September 28, 2008	3	5:00	Tokyo, Japan
Win	5-2	Atsushi Takeuchi	Submission (armbar)	Shooto - Shooting Disco 5: Earth, Wind and Fighter	02008-06-21 June 21, 2008	2	3:26	Tokyo, Japan
Win	4-2	Katsuya Murofushi	TKO (cut)	Shooto - Shooto Tradition 1	02008-05-03 May 3, 2008	2	0:46	Tokyo, Japan
Win	3-2	Takehiro Ishii	Decision (unanimous)	Shooto - Shooting Disco 4: Born in the Fighting	02008-02-28 February 28, 2008	2	5:00	Tokyo, Japan
Win	2-2	Junji Ito	Decision (unanimous)	Shooto - Shooting Disco 3: Everybody Fight Now	02007-10-20 October 20, 2007	2	5:00	Tokyo, Japan
Loss	1-2	Hiroyuki Abe	Technical Decision (unanimous)	Shooto 2007 - 6/30 in Kitazawa Town Hall	02007-06-30 June 30, 2007	2	0:42	Tokyo, Japan
Win	1-1	Kenichi Sawada	TKO (corner stoppage)	Shooto - 11/30 in Kitazawa Town Hall	02006-11-30 November 30, 2006	2	4:57	Tokyo, Japan
Loss	0-1	Takeshi Yamada	Decision (unanimous)	Shooto - 3/3 in Kitazawa Town Hall	02006-03-03 March 3, 2006	2	5:00	Tokyo, Japan

References

1. ^ http://www.x-shooto.jp/ranking/index.html
2. ^ http://fightbomb.com/MMA-Rankings/strawweight-rankings.html?115ec708

External links

• Professional MMA record for Noboru Tahara from Sherdog

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Name	Tahara, Noboru
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Date of birth	September 4, 1983
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